John Power Knowles
Personal
Birthday:
6/13/1808
Birthplace:
Providence, RI
Date of Death:
8/3/1887
Place of Death:
Providence, RI
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1838-1855, 1857-1865, 1867-1869
State representative, Rhode Island, 1855, 1866
Court reporter, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1855-1857, 1865-1866
City solicitor, Providence, Rhode Island, 1866-1867
Education
Name of School:
Brown University
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1836
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1838 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
Court Name:
Rhode Island District Court
President Nominating:
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
01/24/1870
Termination Date:
03/21/1881
Termination Reason:
Retirement